@hawkiapp.bsky.socialLots to unpack here!
Underwater Demolition Team sounds just so badass and reading and seeing pictures of one.. justified the badassery!
These guys did some INSANE stuff. I Cannot recommend a read about them enough!
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![Underwater demolition swimmer checks his swim fins and face mask, during UDT operations at Balikpapan, 3 July 1945.
The United States Navy studied the problems encountered by the disastrous Allied amphibious landings during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I. This contributed to the development and experimentation of new landing techniques in the mid- 1930s. In August 1941, landing trials were performed and one hazardous operation led to Army Second Lieutenant Lloyd E. Peddicord being assigned the task of analyzing the need for a human intelligence (HUMINT) capability. [2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreihx43tnsbh5myhmuy5bqdav65l6vonj6s6itvn6i32hukla3buehm@jpeg)
![The museum collection includes several artifacts dating from the SEALs' founding, from the days of Scouts & Raiders, through the Underwater Demolition Teams, to recent present-day Navy SEAL activities: 7]
Original World War II-era obstacles used for demolition training before the Normandy landings ("D- Day").
LCPL "the Shark Tooth Boat" the UDT used during the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II and Korean War.
Patrol Boat River (PBR), used by UDTs and SEALs during the Vietnam era. These boats had a shallow draft and jet drive making them ideal for insertion and extraction in the rivers and canals of the region.
Apollo program spacecraft-the actual training devices used by the UDT "frogmen" recovery teams during the Apollo, Gemini, and Mercury space missions.
Mark V Special Operations Craft (SOC), an 82-foot and 52-plus ton boat operated by Special Boat Teams, used as a medium-range insertion and extraction platform for Navy SEALs. It saw service for coastal patrol and reconnaissance.
SEAL Delivery Vehicles or SDVs, specifically the MK XII MOD 0, the MARK IX (9), and the MARK VII (7) MOD 0, which are mini-subs that flood inside (the operators wear compressed air tanks). These SDVs are used to enter enemy harbors clandestinely.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:ri44qx2ua7gjjpw65tlalqye/bafkreic6mtk7lvwgabtgthmi6vbf4igmnnv3lvghoh2qb7penxs3aehtgi@jpeg)